"Power" Copyright by Teschio
The Ultimate Goal*
Broken and shattered, I leave you today The decision was hard but I cannot stay The beatings and abuse won't go away I'm tired of praying for my savior everyday
I leave behind the house I once loved The reminders of how my body was shoved Into the wall and sometimes onto the floor The ramming of my head on the front door
The things that were broken over time Were gifts you had given for your crime The best gift I got were business trips They separated your fist from my lips
You hit me because you loved me so much I was haunted daily by your awful touch You really don't know how to love or to care You only know how to create my nightmare
Such a liar you were when you married me To love and to cherish came with quite a fee What a joke it was for you to say "I do" 'Till death do us part, if God only knew
You tried to break me in more ways than one But you forgot how much stronger I'd become I'm hardened from pain, the softness is gone You'll no longer have my body to hit on
I've found the willpower to set myself free Knowing one day you could come after me I'm willing to take that risk today I've regained my strength, I'll find my way
So as I turn around for one last look Reminding myself of the pain I took I realize now I was always in control My survival was the ultimate goal
May 11, 2001 Copyright©2001~Heidi~
*Fictional poem based on the author's interpretation of the picture.
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